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l'uesday, November 15. 1917 Page 11. MJC Fcl1s Twice To EC !C THE MERIDIAN STAR

12-10 the Warriors scorec -9 straight points in the next five minutes. A three-point play by Burke? gave ECJC a 31-10 lead. The Eagles never gave I but actually the game was over. The Warriors just teased M.Ic the rest of the way. After a 51-32 lead by ECJC at !!he half. the closest Merldian could get in the second half was 63-52 after a basket by Bobby Naylor. "Our kids hustled," said l men's coach Jim Redgate. "Wc almost got back in it one time. But they (East Central) were well coac ed and boy have they got some talent. RWe played seven kids out of 10 that didn't play in hgi school," added Redgate "We're just gonna try to do tht best we can with what we'vt got." The leading scorer for MJi was Ronnie Merritt with 18 points, while Lewis added 1C and Naylor 13. Burkes paced East Central with 28, followed by Duce and Shepard with 17 each and Gary Brazzle with 10. Hughes was the leading scorer for the MJC women with 27. Cooper added 12 and Clearman 11. Jones had 34 to lead thc Warriorettes. while Pam l had 13 and Tadlock 10. The MJC women host thf Mississippi College junio~ varsity Thursday night. East Central hosts Pearl River the same night. The MJC men plaj in the Gulf Coast Invitational next Monday at 6:30 against Gulf Coast. WOMEN EXST CENTRAL 1761 - Ctndy Penrungton 1 0 Tammle Tadlock W-10. Detuse Kemp 0 Carla Halley 3-1-7 Terry Stowers 3-04, Charlene Jones 154-34. Jackle Tucker 0. Irma Johnson 0. Pam Lee bl-13. *lla Ward M-2. Phvlllb LeFlore 0 Totals 34876 MJC (64l-?herw Cooper 64-12 Sonla Clearman bl-ll. Esw Smth 2 1-5 Deborah Halter 10-2. Judy lfughes 10-7 27 Mary Miller 2.0.4. Glorm Hldunan 3-14 Tdals 291169 MEN EAST CENTRAL. 1921 - Phil Sheprd 6517. Ketlh Robiwn 10-2 Tenv Walls 0. Melvln Atklm 1-13 Barw Upton 0, Gary Brazzle M{O Randolph Lyons 0. Jrm Duce 81-17 Mack Roblmon 0. John Burkeo 12428. Bll'.. -Joe Palrick 306 Wade Stowers 4-1-9 Clrff W l l m 1MalS+tklZ-Y2 W C 1731 - Greg Cagle 2.0.4 Dand Cok 506. Andre Errerson 10-2. Denrus Harwr 0. &Ilv Johnsm 226 Robert Lem 7-2-16. Ronnle ~ e r n t t 82-i8. Bobby N a v h 61-13 Gonzales h ~ s 0. Frank Vaughn 44-8 Tc&h 33-1-73

In the women's game the lead see-sawed back and forth most of the game. MJC's speed and outside shooting were enough to keep the ECJC women off-balance. but the difference in the game was the inside work of Warriorette center Charlene Jones, who fired in 34 points. ECJC jumped out to an 8-2 lead, but the Lady Eagles rallied for nine straight points. Gloria Hickman had a three-point play and Judy Hughes and Sonja Clearman had two baskets each to put MJC UP 11-8. With 8:37 left in the first half Hughes hit from outside again and the Lady Eagles had a 21-14 lead, their longest of the night. Then ECJC's Tammie Tadlock started hitting from just above the free throw line and the Warriorettes came back to take a 29-28 lead on a bucket by Carla Halley. In the final three minutes Jones made her presence felt with a three-point play and two other baskets to give ECJC a 40-34 halftime lead. MJC came out quickly in the second half and cut the East Central lead to 40-39 on a basket by Essie Smith. Then the Lady Eagles went ahead on a bucket by Therese Cooper at 43-42 with 16:38 left. The lead changed hands a couple of times before ECJC reeled off six straight points for a 54-51 lead. Cooper got the next field goal to make it 54-53, but the Lady Eagles couldn't get into the lead and ECJC's Jones took over to dominate the late action. * The boys: game wasn't nearly a s close a s the girls' game. East Central's John Burkes and Phil Shepard were hitting from the outside, while teammate Jim Duce took care of the inside game. The early action was fairly. close because MJC's Robert Lewis was on target. Then with East Central ahead

By DAVID RAINER Star Sports ~ i i t e r

East Central Junior College lad just a little too much height md a little too much talent for vleridian Junior College vlonday night. The results were a iard-fought 76-69 win for the SCJC Warriorettes and an tasier 92-73 victory for the Varriors. It was the first game of the season for the Meridian teams ~nd it was obvious at times they till have some wrinkles to iron ~u t .But for the most part they ,laved with enthusiasm.